Fastening inserting machine



Sept. 22, 1931. G, HAZELTON 1,823,898

FASTENING INSERTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 17. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 22, 1931.

G. HAZELTQN FASTENING INSERTINC- MACHINE Filed Sept. 17. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 22, 1931. G. HAZELTON 1,823,893

FASTENING INSERTING MACHINE Filed Sept. 17. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 56 I2 44 Fig. 7 I80 Fig: 5'.

I INVENTUR Patented Sept. 22, 1931 NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE HAZELTON, or LEICESTER, ENGLAND, essrenon To UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A. conrona'rron on NEW JERSEY FASTENING INSERTING' MACHINE Application filed September 17, 1929, Serial No. 393,285, and in Great Britain September 26, 1928.

trated herein as embodied in a machine for inserting unconnected fastenings such as nails, to secure together shoe parts. I

As viewed in its broad aspects, the general object of the-invention is to provide a machine for inserting driven fastenings with means for continuously feeding the work to the fastening inserting mechanism. a

More particularly the invention aims to provide means for operating in timed relation to the usual feed of a fastening inserting machine to feed the work continuously to the m fastening inserting mechanism.

In machines for inserting nails in the manufacture of shoes the work is commonly fed step by step to fastening inserting mechanism by an awl which pierces the work. The

m main shaft of the machine revolves at a speed of approximately 350 to550 revolutions per minute and during "each revolution of the.

main shaft the machine operates to feed the work and to insert afastening. It is readily appreciated that the rapid starting and stopping of the work produces vibration, which is transmitted to andtends to tire the operator of the machine. Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide means whereby the vibration of the machine due to feeding the work is substantially reduced. To this end a feature of theinvention resides in improved means constructed and arranged to feed work continuously to the fasteninginserting mechanism.

A further feature of the invention is a feeding memberwhich co-operates with "the usual feed of a machine for inserting unconnected fastenings arranged to feed thework continuously to the fastening inserting mechanism. r

Anotherfeature of the invention resides in a feeding Inemberoperated in timed relation to the awl of a machine for-inserting separate tion ofthe head of the machine;

fastenings by the same cam which operates the awl. x

The illustrated machine is provided with an underplate whichpresses the work against the horn of the machine during a portion of the feeding movement. The resultingpressure produces a tendency to drag or interfere with the feeding of the work. Accordingly, another object of the invention is to provide means for overcoming this drag. To this end a feature of the invention comprises an improved work support or horn mounted for movement in the line of feed of the machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for returning the horn to its initial position after it has completed its movement in the line of feed. A feature of the invention therefore resides in a horn provided with a spring constructed and arranged to return the horn to a vertical position when it is displaced therefrom.

These and other objects and features of the present invention will appear from the following detailed description read in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novel features of the invention will be defined in the claims. It is to be understood that although the preferred embodiment of the invention is herein described as being especially designed for use in a nailing machine, it is, nevertheless, apparent that this invention could be used in connection with other-types of fastening inserting machines such as, for example,'machines'for inserting staples, pegs or slugs, such fasteningsbeing either metallic or non-metallic.

Fig. l is a view in side elevation of the head of a fastening inserting machine embodying the invention; a V r Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of a por- Fig; 3 is afront elevation of the Fig, 4 is a'detailed view of the horn carrier;

feed cam;

invention, a head 10 is mounted on a standard .12, flTheihead lO has bearings for, a suitable drive" shaft "'16 upon: the 1 front end. of which is mounted a'disk '18 having a'can'i surface" which in the rotation of the mach-me acts on a projection or lug 22 attached to a driver bar '24, provided-atitsslower end with a driver 26. The driver bar is mounted in the movable head 27 which isada-pted to be oscillated during the operation of the machine as is usual in machines of th-is type; The upper endof the driverbar has ball-jointed to it a link 28 connected to a lever 3O to which a spiral spring' 31 (Fig;- 1) is secured, the latter; servingto throw the driver bar down quicklywh en the-cam 20 passes" the lug or projecti0n22:

" "The machine is also provided with fl'blalie slide'35 a'brake-3T and a suitable clutch pul- 'ley (not shown) which is controlled in :the

usual manner by a wedge 34 fast? on a rod 36 substai-1tiallv" as described in the-abovementioned:LettersPatent. 7

' Secured to the shaft 16-is a cam 40 having 7 'a suitable cam groovein itsforw'ard face in which enters a cam-roll attached to-a lever 42' which in turn lSSBCHI'GCl tea-rod 44. The.

rod- 44 is secured to a horn depressing lever 61 having its fulcrum M63 and connected by 'ineans of a ball and socket joint 62 to the lower end of a horn shaft- 58;- having-at its upper end a horn 54. The horn shaft 58 has afcollar 65, which rests upon a strong spiral spring 60, the normal tendency of which is to 'lift the horn against thework as soon as the feed in completed, The horn is lied down positivelyandto a 'iinifori'n' distance-below he underside of the work afterdrlving' each fastening, while the and is feeding the-Work,

by means of a pawl 72 pivoted to a pawl carrier 74, sliding in guides 68, andconnected with thevrojd- 44 which .is connected'to the cam-lever42. "Theycarrier 74 is lifted once during each revolution of the shaft 16, just s after "the driver 26 has'descended and while the work. is fed b vthe awl 1l6and theswingmg movement of the head 27. Asthe carrier 741s ra1sed,- the pawl 72 engages a tooth of the rack 70, connected byarod 66-fwith the horn depressing lever 61 anddepresses; the horn 54; The pawll7-2 1s d1s'engaged from the'teeth of the rack 0 when the carrier 74 .is

depressed by the actio-n'of the cam 40 onth e cam lever 42.. The spring then acts to throw the upper end of the horn 54 up against the under side of the work, notwithstanding variations in the thickness of the Work.

A cam 7 6 is mounted upon the main shaft 16 of the machine and actuates levers which are arranged to impart feeding movement to the Work. On the rear face of the cam 7 6 is a. cam groove 7 8 in which enters a roller 7 9 fixed to an arm 80 which is fixed to a shaft 82 j ournaled in bearings 84 forming part of the head 10. "Secured to theforward the groove 94, the stud having secured'into and through; t a stud-screw 90, the inner end of which meets the arm 86. The stud 1s embraced loosely by-a pair of blocks 92, the flat faces of which enter and slide in a slot 94 formed" between a part of'the oscillating head 27 anda finger 96, the latter being adjustably secured to the oscillating head by'a set screw 98.' As will be seen from the foregoing description, the rotation of the cam -76 imparts a feeding movementto the awl'116 in substantiallythe same manner as described in Letters Patent No. 490;624 above referredto; a Formed in the front-side of thecam 76 is a cam groove receiving a cam roller 100 secured to one end of rocker arm 102 which in turn is'pinned to the rock shaft 106-by means of a' pin 104. The rockshaft 106' is mounted in suitable bearings 1'08 and 110 in, the head 10 of the machine. 'T-h-e toothed segment 112 is secured to the rock shaft 106 by means of an arm 11 3. Tl1e segment 112 engages teeth on the awl bar-114"which is provided at its lower end" with a. suitable awl a roll '122 which engages the cam surface 120 formed on the outer edge of the cam disk-18. The uppervarm 124 is held "against the cam surface 120 by means of a" spring l26-w-hich is secured .to the machineat 128 (Fig; 1):.

The separator operates between the last two nails in the nail raceway 129v to deliver one na-i1 at a time into the passage receiving the driver bar 26. v v V V 4 V The construction and operation of the parts above referredlto. is substantially the same as'that disclosed in the'Letters Patent above mentionedand valso as disclosed in United'Sta-tesLetters Patent No. 265,227, "granted September 26, 1882, on the applihation of Louis Godduwhich relates more pan 1 ticularly to the horn release mechanism, to

which reference may be had for a more detailed description of the, construction and operation of the parts above described. A support 130 is secured to the forward bearing 110 of the rock shaft 106 and is rigidly held in place by means of three set screws 131. r This support carries mechanism cooperating with the awl 116 to. feed the work continuously'. The lower portion of the support 130 is extended to form a bracket arm 132- which is provided at its lower end with a bearing 134 in which is journaled a shaft 156 connected to the cam groove 7 8 by a system of levers whichwill later-be described.

T 0 provide means acting in timed relation to the feeding movement of the awl 116, the cam groove 7 8 receives a cam roller 136 to which is secured the upper end of the arm 138 of a bell crank lever loosely pivoted about the rock shaft 106. The lower arm ably secured in position by means of a 1101-.

low stud 148through which is journaled a bolt having a head 152 which enters a groove 150 formed in therear face of the lever. arm 154. The lower end of the lever arm 154 is fixed to ashaft 156 which is journaled in the bearing 134 carried by a bracket arm 132 of the supporting member 130. Secured to the front end of the rock shaft 156 is a lever arm 158 clamped to the rock shaft 156 by means of a clamping screw 160. The free end of the lever 158 is pivotally connected to. the arm 162 of the under plate feed 166 by means of a pin 164 journaled through the members 158 and 162. The under plate 166 is provided with a longitudinal groove 167 through which the driver 26 and the awl116 operate. The feed member 166 is provided at its upper face with bearing surfaces for the roll er's 169. The under surface of the under plate 166 may be serrated so as to feed the work more positively. A spring 163 secured at one end to a lug on the arm 158 and seicured to the underplate feed arm 162 holds the under plate 166 againstthe throat of'the machine.

The pressure of the horn, 54 against the under plate feed 166 produces a thruston.

the throat of the machine andin order to reduce the friction between the upper surface of the under plate feed 166 and the throat piece rollers 169 are provided. A plate 170 is secured to the movable'head 27 of themachine by 'means of a screw 171 and the rollers plate 170 is extended downwardly-to overlap the-forward edge-.of'the under. plate v166;.

The rear surface of the .under'plate v166 i guided bymeans ofafiatplate46xf occurred.

The two cam rollers 79 and 136 engage the cam atpoints spaced from each other approximately 155 degrees and, as a consequence, each feeding instrumenality, namely the awl 116 and the under plate 166, is operated to feed the work forward during three-quarters of each machine cycle, each member returning during one-qu arter of the cycle while the other is feeding thework forward. descends almost at the beginning of the cycle and is fully down when 'of'the cycle have After approximately one-quarter of the cycle the under plate 166 reaches helimit of its forward movement and returns during 90 of the cycle. The feed by the awl continues throughout and beyond the period that the under plate is returning. During the time that the awl 116 alone is feeding the work, the horn 54 is depressed as above described. The awl 1 16 continues to feed the work and is lifted clear of the work when the machine has completed a little more than two-thirds of its cycle and at this time the return movement of the head 27 and the awl 116 is begun, finishing just before the machine is at the end of ts cycle. The horn 54, during the last part ofthe cycle, is'again raised into contact with thelower surface of the work;

From the above, it is readily understood that theunder plate feeds the work during part of itsn'iovement while the horn is raised and bearing against the under surface of the work. The pressure of the horn against the work tends to drag and to interfere with the feeding of thework and to overcome this drag, the horn 54 is mounted on a carrier 180 which is pivotally mounted for moven'ient' in the direction of the feeding movement of the 7 under plate 166 and awl 116. The carrier 180 is pivotally secured by depending lugs 182 to a co-operating member 184 mounted on the horn post by means of a pin 186. The horn is caused to return to av substantially vertical position, when the horn 54 is depressed, by means of a spring 188 which is adjustably secured in the member 184 by means ofan adjusting screw 189. The position of the horn may be adjusted to compensate for wear of the moving parts of the horn by means of a set screw 190 which is threaded through a hole in the flange 192 of the member 184 and the screw 190 is locked in position by means of'lock nut 194. i

' The operation and'construction of the il lustrated machine has been fully described above but it is believed that would be advantageous to summarize briefly the opera .tion of the machine. 1

. The'operator by depressing the treadle 64 causes the horn 54 to be lowered from its normal position below the under plate feed166. A shoe. or other article to be operated upon is placed upon the. horn and the pressure on the The awl 116 East treadie 64 is released. The operator then depresses the treadle 67 causing the wedge 34 'to act uponthe loose pulleys above referred to, thus setting the machine into operation. The horned is held in raised position. during the first part of the cycle of the machine and when approXiI-n-ately.50 of the cycle has been completed it drops to a lower position. Meanwhile the under plate and the awl 116 have been feeding the work. After approximately. 90 of the cycle has been completed,

the under plate 166 reaches the limit of its .afterits return movement, operates to. feed the work through the remainder of the cycle and, as above stated, the pressure of the horn on the work creates a drag and-to overcome this drag the horn 54 is caused to move in the line of feed for the remainder of the cycle.

Atapproximately the end of the cycle, the

driver 26-drops and drives a fastening. The machine may be stopped at the end of any cycle by releasing the pressure on the treadle .67 which causes the brake shoe 37 to engage the disk which stops the machine,

Having thus described my invention, what I ciaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine for inserting driven fas tenings, a driver, a cam, an awl operated by the cam and arranged for movement to feed work to the driver, and means operated by the cam for feeding the Work when the awl is in. inoperative position and arrangcdto continue the feed of the work in the same direction as it is fed. by the awl. V

,2. In a fastening inserting machine, a driver. a member constructed and arranged for movement to feed the work intermittently, means for imparting feeding movement to the-member, and means operating in timed relation to the member to feed th'e work to the 'driver between the work-feeding'movements of the member, the last-mentioned means being operated by the first-mentioned 7 means' to continue the feed of the work in the same direction as it is fed by the member to the driver. 7 1 v 3. In a fastening inserting machine, a driver. an awl, means constructed and arranged to cause the awl intermittently to feed work to the driver, and means co-operati 'With the awl to cause the work to be fed continuously to the driver.

' 4. In a fastening inserting machine, a

driver, a drive shaft, .a cam mounted on the drive shaft, and a plurality of successively actingwork feeding means, said means comprising an awl operated by the cam mounted on the drive shaft of the machine, and a member operated by the cam, said and and member acting successively to feed the work continuously to the driver.

5. Ina fastening inserting machine, an awl,

a driver, a shaft for operating: the driver,a

cam mounted on theshaft, a lever operated by the cam to impart a work feeding movement to the awl, an underplate, and asecond lever operated by the cam to apply feeding movement to an underpl-ate, said awl'and said underplate acting to feed the work continuously to the driver.

6. In a machine for inserting driven-fastenings, a drive shaft, a tool operated by the shaft, a cam mounted on the d-riveshaft, an

awl. means connecting the awl to said cam,

said means acting to apply feeding movement to the awl, and a cooperating feeding member connected to the cam and acting to feed the work-in timed relation to the feeding movement of the awl 1 and arranged to continue the feed of thework in the same direction as it is'fed by the awl to the driver.

71 A machine for inserting driven fastenings having, in combination, mechanism for inserting a driven fastening, an awl constructed and arranged to'fee'd work to the fastening" inserting mechanism, and means cooperating with said awlto cause the work to be fed continuously to the inserting mechanism.

8. In a loose nailing machine, a nail inserting mechanism, an awl constructed and arranged to feed the'work to thenail inserting mechanism, and meansco-operating with said awl to cause the work to be fed continuously to'the inserting mechanism.

9. In a machine for inserting fastenings, fastening insertingmechamsm,1a raceway constructed and arranged to deliver separate fastenings to the inserting mechanism, an awl constructed and arranged to feed the work to the fastening inserting mechanism, and means co-operating with said awl to cause the work to be fed continuously to the inserting mechanism. f

10. In amachinefor inserting faste'nings, a swinging head, a fastening inserting mechanism mounted on the swinging head, an awl constructed and arranged tofeed the work to the fastening inserting mechanism, and

means co-operating with the awl to cause the work to be fed continuously to the'inserting mechanism. I

11. In a machine for inserting fastening-s,

a swinging head, a fastening inserting mechanismmounted on theswinging head, a drive shaft, acammounted onthe. drive shaft, an awl connectedto'the cam to feed Work interanism mounted on the swinging head, a driver, a member constructed and arranged for movement to feed the work intermittently, and means opera ting in timed relation to the member to feed the work to the driver be-- tween the work feeding movements of the member. v

13. In a fastening inserting machine, a swinging head, a driver mounted on the swinging head, a drive shaft, a cam mounted on the drive shaft, and a plurality of successively acting work feeding means, said means comprising an awl operated by the cam and a member operated by the cam, said awl and said member being mounted on the swinging head and acting successively to feed the work continuously to the driver.

14. In a machine for inserting fastenings, a main shaft, a fastening inserting mechanism, a cam mounted on the main shaft, an awl, an underplate, and means. connecting the awl and the underplate to the cam constructed and arranged to cause the awl and the underplate to cooperate to feed work continuously to the fastening inserting mechainsm.

15. In a nailing machine, a drive shaft, a nail inserting mechanism, a cam mounted on the drive shaft, an awl connected to the cam to feed work intermittently to the nail inserting mechanism, and an under-plate connected to the cam and cooperating with the awl to cause the work to be fed continuously to the nail insertin mechanism.

16. In a machine for inserting metallic fastenings, an operating tool, a drive shaft, means connecting the operating tool to the drive shaft, a cam mounted on the drive shaft, an awl connected to the cam by a pair of lever arms, said cam and lever arms imparting feeding movement to the awl, ,an underplate, and means connecting the underplate to the cam, the awl and underpla'e being constructed and arranged to feed work continuously to the operating tool.

17. In a machine for inserting fastenings, a fastening inserting mechanism, a main shaft, a cam mounted on the main shaft, an awl, means connecting the awl to the cam and arranged to feed work intermittently to and past the fastening inserting mechanism, a bracket mounted on the machine, a rock shaft mounted on said bracket,a pair of rocker arms secured to the rock shaft. means connecting one of the rocker arms to the cam, and an underplate connected to the other rocker arm, said underplate acting to feed the work in timed relation to the feeding a machine for inserting fastenings,

18. In a nailing machine,-means for-feed-r ing Workcontinuously-to a nail inserting mechanism, said means comprising a cam, an awl, an underplate, a le'verhaving a cam roll er atone end engaging thecam and the other end of the lever being fixed tola rock shaft, asecond lever fixed at one endto the rock movementof the awlto cause :the'work to-be shaft'and' the other end of: the second lever being slidably connectedto thegawl,'a.-bell crank lever rotatably mounted on a shaft, one arm of thebell crank'lever having a cam roller fixed thereon and engagingthe' camata point spacedfromthe point at which the first mentioned cam roller engages the cam, the other arm of the bell-crank lever being slidably connected to a h' :d lever, said third lever being secured to a second. rock shaft, a fourth lever secured at one end to the second rock shaft, and an underplate secured to the other end of the fourth lever, whereby said awl and said underplate operate in timed relation to each other to feed work continuously to the nail inserting mechanism.

19. In a work support for a fastening inserting machine, a horn, a horn post, means connecting the horn to the horn post to allowthe horn to partake of transverse movement only in the line of feed of the machine, means for returning the horn-to its original position, and means operating asa stop when the horn is returned to its original position.

20. In a work support for a fastening inserting machine, a horn, a horn post, a carrier for the horn, means for pivotally connecting the carrier to the horn post to allow the horn to partake of movement in the line of feed of the machine, and means acting as a stop for the carrier when the horn is returned to its original position.

21. A. work support for a fastening inserting machine having, in combination, a horn, a horn post, a carrier for the horn, a co-operating member secured to the horn post, a pin connecting the carrier and the cooperating member to allow the horn to move in the line of feed of the machine, a spring for returning the horn to a vertical position after the feeding movement has been completed, and an adjustable member operating as a stop for the carrier when the horn is returned to its original position.

22. In a fastening inserting machine, a

driver, a cam, cooperating members operated by the cam to feed work continuously to the driver, and a work support pivotally mounted to partake of movement in the line of feed of the machine.

23. In a fastening inserting machine, a driver, a plurality of successively operated work feedin members, a work support pivotally mounted for movement in the line of feed of the machine, and means for returning the work support to a vertical position.

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24. A work support for a fastening inserting machine having, in combination, a horn, a. horn post, a carrier for the horn, a co-operating'member secured to the horn post, a pin connecting the carrier and the co-operating member-to permit the horn to move in the line of feed of the-machine, a spring mounted in the co-operating member arranged'to return the horn to a vertical position, and means on the co operating member operatin-gias an adjustable stop for the carrier when returned to its vertical position. i i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. GEORGE HAZELTON; 

